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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 20 - F ( Mark One ) REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OR ( g ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended September 30 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number : 000-51576 Origin Agritech Limited ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) Not Applicable ( Translation of Registrant's name into English ) British Virgin Islands ( Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) No. 21 Sheng Ming Yuan Road , Changping District , Beijing 102206 , China ( Address of principal executive offices ) Dr. Han Gengchen No. 21 Sheng Ming Yuan Road , Changping District , Beijing 102206 , China Tel : ( 86-10 ) 5890-7588 Fax : ( 86-10 ) 5890-7577 ( Name , Telephone , E - mail and / or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act . Title of each Class Ordinary Shares Name of each exchange on which registered Trading Symbol SEED NASDAQ Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act . None ( Title of Class ) Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . None ( Title of Class ) Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period ( September 30 , 2020 ) covered by the annual report : 5,466,633 ordinary shares . As of January 25 , 2021 , there were 5,686,073 ordinary